“Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.”
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“Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.”
Which explains why education funds are pretty much always gutted by certain groups in the US.
Easier to keep people scared when you don’t let them learn about what they’re afraid of in the first place